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Good Luck Charm: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold

  • Bb major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 1962
  • Easy
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Left hand Over-the-hillRight hand Double-clap chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Good Luck Charm without reading music. The left hand plays over-the-hill (broken chord 1-5-3-1) and the right hand double-clap chords.

Good Luck Charm accompaniment in letter notes

The F7 – C7 – F7 – Bb loop with over-the-hill in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 A2 F2
Bar 2
C7
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 3
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 A2 F2
Bar 4
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb2 F3 D3 Bb2
Bar 5
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 A2 F2
Bar 6
C7
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 7
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 C3 A2 F2
Bar 8
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 F3 D3 Bb2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Good Luck Charm

What are the letter notes for the Good Luck Charm piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is F7 – C7 – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Good Luck Charm?

The loop is F7 – C7 – F7 – Bb (V7 – II7 – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb7 – Bb.

What key is Good Luck Charm in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Good Luck Charm?

Over-the-hill: broken chord 1-5-3-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Good Luck Charm easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.